Operators in joins

You can use the following operators in joins.

Operator Description
=
Equals
Selects records that contain equal values in the joined fields.
<>
Does not equal
Selects records that contain values that are not equal in the joined fields.
>
Is greater than
Selects records from the left table that contain values that are greater than values in records from the right table in the joined fields.
>=
Is greater than or equal to
Selects records from the left table that contain values that are greater than or equal to values in records from the right table in the joined fields.
<
Is less than
Selects records from the left table that contain values that are less than values in records from the right table in the joined fields.
<=
Is less than or equal to
Selects records from the left table that contain values that are less than or equal to values in records from the right table in the joined fields.

Related topics

Change the type of join between tables in a query

Create a join

How joins affect the result set in a query